AP: Iranian state TV says a conservative politician and 10 other passengers were hurt after a tire burst on an airplane landing in the northeast of the country.
Report: 11 hurt in air accident in Iran
Iranian official’s trip to North Korea postponed
CNN: A visit to North Korea and China planned by Iran’s parliament speaker was postponed Saturday, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Iran’s Bushehr plant suffers possible new glitch
Reuters: Iran told U.N. inspectors last month it had temporarily shut down its Bushehr nuclear reactor for technical reasons, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report, in a possible new setback for the Russian-built power plant.
Iran’s nuclear experiments raise alarm at U.N. agency
Wall Street Journal: The United Nations’ nuclear agency says it is “increasingly concerned” that Iran has conducted experimental work to develop nuclear weapons, in particular on warheads to deliver nuclear payloads.
Turkey agrees to host early warning radar
AP: Turkey has agreed to host an early warning radar as part of NATO’s missile defense system aimed at countering ballistic missile threats from neighboring Iran, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Exclusive: China curbs Iran energy work
Reuters: China has put the brakes on oil and gas investments in Iran, drawing ire from Tehran over a pullback that officials and executives said reflected Beijing’s efforts to appease Washington and avoid U.S. sanctions on its big energy firms.
Ahmadinejad, Karzai discuss strengthening Iran-Afghanistan ties
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Sep. 01 – Iran’s hard-line president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai discussed increasing bilateral ties between the two countries during a phone conversation on Wednesday.
Iran “charm offensive” fails to ease nuclear fears
Reuters: An Iranian effort to show increased openness about its disputed nuclear program is doing little to dispel Western suspicions about Tehran’s atomic ambitions, with one Vienna-based envoy dismissing it as a “charm offensive.”
Iran: Parliament speaker to visit North Korea
AP: Iran says the speaker of its parliament will visit North Korea to discuss “expansion of cooperation” with Pyongyang. The trip underlines the close ties between the two nations.
Khamenei warns of security risk for Iran elections
Reuters: Iran’s supreme leader said on Wednesday a parliamentary election scheduled for early next year posed a potential risk to the country’s security and he called for national unity.
